Sunday, April 12, 2015

Delmarva Power said Tuesday that it did not cut off power to a family of eight who died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning because they were behind on their utility bills.

The utility discovered a stolen electric meter had been illegally connected to the rental home where the family was living since November. The meter was disconnected for safety reasons on March 25, spokesman Matt Likovich said.

Rodney Todd and his two sons and five daughters then used a generator for power. They were last seen alive on March 28.

Todd, a 36-year-old divorced kitchen worker, were accidentally poisoned by carbon monoxide from the gas-powered generator they were using to keep warm after their electricity was cut off, Princess Anne Police Chief Scott Keller Tuesday.

If I told you that I know of a student who will graduate from School this year who has missed almost EIGHTY days, John Fredericksen is well aware of it but has chosen to PASS this person because he doesn't want his numbers to go down, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?Ladies & Gentlemen, I know this to be a fact.

While I have been very busy lately, I have taken the time, (twice) in the past week to watch WBOC and each time Alice Bavis was on and in my opinion exposing too much cleavage. Come on, mother of two, show some class and stop acting and looking like a boob. Your lack of enthusiasm is quite depressing as well. COVER UP!

UPDATE

Now THIS is the Alice Bavis we all know and enjoy. The image above was taken just seconds ago, 5:03 PM.

Everyone who lives in the Camden Avenue/North and Middle Blvds area should be aware that serious crimes are being committed and they should be very careful at night. Tonight I received a text message from a close friend who told me to be careful at night because her sister's boyfriend was held up at gunpoint almost across the street from my house. Not long after he met a young guy who had been beaten and robbed at gunpoint just 20 minutes before her boyfriend was held up. The criminals were hiding in the bushes and jumped him.

This is so concerning as a resident of the area. No one wants to fear for their safety in their own neighborhood. I just thought I would pass the information on so residents are aware. Tonight, for the first time I put my handgun next to my bed.

The crime in Salisbury is out of control and it is a damn shame what Salisbury is turning into. There are good people and good families in this area of Camden and the citizen's deserve a safe, crime free way of life especially for what we pay to live in this once nice historic area of the city.

DENTON, Md. — On April 4, the day her baby girl was to turn 6, Tyisha Chambers texted her ex-husband.

She asked to speak with her youngest daughter, Tybreyia Todd. Chambers hadn’t lived with her children in three years, but on their birthdays, she always talked to them.

Her text went unanswered. Two days later, Chambers got the news about seven of her children, including Tybreyia.

“I don’t know if she made 6,” Chambers said Wednesday.

Along with her ex-husband, Rodney Todd, 36, the five girls and two boys had all been found dead in their tiny rented ranch house in Princess Anne, about 60 miles from her own home in Denton, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Thursday night, April 9th,
will be the annual public hearing for Wicomico’s 2016 Operational Budget.A public hearing will be held at the WicomicoYouth & CivicCenter
– at 6 PM.From a journalistic
perspective – it marks a historic juncture in our County’s destiny whereby our
elected representatives will decide to abide by the general rule on
self-reliance – verses – borrowing through deficit spending.The latter resulting in passing-on the
financial responsibility onto the next generation.Wicomico’s past is blotted with massive private
sector job losses as a result of a manufacturing exodus.Although the major manufacturing transition which began
to occur across this nation more than a decade ago – there are few areas that
have been hit harder than WicomicoCounty.Loss of major companies like Dresser/Haliburton, CrownCork & Seal, Campbell’s
Soup, Standard Register, Comtek, and Grumman – the list is endless.

Almost simultaneous to the
manufacturing exodus, massive governmental regulations were imposed upon
private property – stymieing private sector employment growth.Such extremes as MD Department of Planning -
Tier Maps, Agricultural Preservation set-a-sides, Critical Areas, wetlands
delineations, developmental impact fees.One only has to take a glance at our nations retracting workforce
numbers to realize that we are a nation
in decline.

Latest GDP Numbers – US Growth Forecast Chopped to
Zero

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
has reported that its forecast for U.S. gross domestic product (GDP)
growth dropped to zero on April 1 and ticked back up to 0.1% on April 2. The
bank uses a unique model called GDPNow to prepare its forecasts, and the model
typically estimates growth well below the rate projected by the Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA).This does not
bode well for college graduates whose upward mobility is virtually severed with
such small incremental gains in industrial outputs.

Feds Long Term
Interest Rate Policy – No Tools Left In Their Arsenal

The economy looks
good . . . . but not that good.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen won’t say when interest rates will
rise because she doesn’t know.Her recent speech provided details to how Yellen
sees the current economic landscape. And while it seemed to give conflicting
messages, that's sort of the point.

But what is even more
alarming is the local decline in our areas workforce.This seems to mirror what is
transpiring all across the Country.The
latest report shows that there are 93 million Americans that are currently out
of work. Be cognizant that there are approximately 321 million people living in
America so the staggering workforce decline represents nearly one in every 3.5 people are currently not
working. Not since the Great
Depression has this nation experienced these kinds of numbers of people not
working.

Perfect Storm Scenario

What if the 2nd
Quarter jobs and GDP numbers come in weak – could this be a further indication
that our nation may be sliding into yet another recession?What will the Feds do then?Lowering interest rates any further won’t
have much impact as they are already near zero.What if they start another round of quantitative easing – QE4?If QE 1, 2, and 3 – didn’t help to pull us
out – then why would the FEDs believe that another round of stimulus will make
any difference.Financial Highlights

WicomicoCounty net per capita personal income – at a lower
level than in 2004 – 10 years ago.Evidence that our lifestyles have drastically diminished.

WicomicoCounty labor workforce continues to decline - even as
the county population increases.Area’s unemployment rate increased in January to 8.8%.

Private sector business properties have been
gobbled up by Government entities – prime examples - (i.e. Former Dresser
site absorbed by SU, former Comtek property purchased by the Tri – County
Council,Old Salisbury Mall
property taken over by Wicomico County, former Noland site and Purity
Bacon properties purchased by Salisbury University)

State & Local regulations have severely
hampered private development – (i.e. Tier Maps, Agriculture Preservation
Act, Critical Areas, Wetlands delineation, Smart Growth initiatives – all
legislated efforts that seek to force the general population back into the
abandoned Cities.

17% of Wicomico’s citizens are currently living
below the Poverty level or (nearly 1 in every 5) – while the MD statewide
averages 9.8%.

"Anonymous said... Clearly she was deemed an "unfit" mother for a father in this state to be awarded full custody. This tragedy started long before that generator was started up.

I am not even going to go on about the mother...I blame the lame media for even giving her a platform. They are lower than whale mung.

April 9, 2015 at 6:26 PM"

She deserted those children. She didn't want them. While alive they meant nothing to her. That's why the father had custody. That much is as clear as a bell and those in the media that are falling for her sudden concern are the fools and can't be considered anything close to a journalist because a real journalist does their homework and would know they were being taken by this woman.

Geraldo Rivera doesn’t believe officer Michael Slager will be found guilty of murder in the controversial shooting of an unarmed black man in the back that happened last Saturday in South Carolina.

Speaking on “Fox & Friends” Friday morning, Rivera believes that the facts paint a different story, especially because they don’t show premeditation, which is one of the important factors for a murder charge.

“I’m extremely glad they released the dash cam video because it gives context to the event, however horrific, tragic and outrageous the shooting in the back is,” he began. “It shows that it started as a righteous traffic stop. There was a light out. The driver was acting hanky, very edgy. He got out of the car, was told to get back in the car. Clearly the officer involved was checking to see whether there were outstanding warrants. The victim knew there was the outstanding warrant for him for child support. He bolts. The taser comes out.

A California mother has been accused of setting her seven-year-old daughter on fire this weekend.

Porche Wright, 27, was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday afternoon on attempted murder charges.

According to a news release from the Sacramento Police Department, Porche was arrested on Saturday after the suspect's friend and neighbors reported seeing Wright pour gasoline on her daughter then light her with a match.

When paramedics arrived at the Sacramento home, the seven-year-old girl was covered in serious burns.

The girl is expected to survive but she is suffering from severe wounds.

The nonprofit campaign "Women on 20s" allowed voters to choose three of 15 women candidates for the $20 bill, and now it's down to the "Final Four," and you can vote for the ultimate winner. The candidates are Eleanor Roosevelt, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Wilma Mankiller.

"In the past 48 hours since the final round started, we’ve had 60,000 people cast votes already," the group's executive director, Susan Ades Stone. told ABC News today. "Though all these women and many more deserve to be honored, the winner will be a symbol of what we hope are greater things to come."

Police are searching for 4 number 1 males that were involved in a home invasion on Carrollton Ave In Salisbury. The 4 suspects were wearing blue surgical masks. Police are in the area searching for these 4 subjects

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (TheBlaze/AP) — A white South Carolina police officer who claimed he killed a black man in self-defense has been fired and faces murder charges after a bystander’s video recorded him firing eight shots at the man’s back as he ran away. The city’s mayor also said he’s ordered body cameras to be worn by every single officer on the force.

The officer, Michael Thomas Slager, has been fired, but the town will continue to pay for his health insurance because his wife is eight-month’s pregnant, said North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey, who called it a tragedy for two families.

Police Chief Eddie Diggers said he was “sickened” by what he saw on the video, but his explanations were repeatedly interrupted by shouts of “no justice, no peace!” and other hard questions during the testy press conference on Wednesday. He said he couldn’t answer several of the questions.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some teenagers get driving lessons from their parents. Other teens are taught by licensed instructors.

But Malia Obama isn’t your average 16-year-old: Her driving lessons were provided by the U.S. Secret Service.

Asked who taught Malia how to drive, first lady Michelle Obama told celebrity chef and daytime talk-show host Rachael Ray in an interview that it was the armed agents who provide around-the-clock security for the family.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Dramatic video that shows a white South Carolina police officer shooting a fleeing black man after a traffic stop has led authorities to file a murder charge against the officer amid public outrage over a series of deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of law enforcement agents.

Protests were planned Wednesday in North Charleston, led by a group formed after the fatal shooting of another black man in Ferguson, Missouri.

The video, provided to the dead man's family and lawyer by an unidentified person who shot the footage, shows North Charleston Patrolman Michael Thomas Slager firing eight shots at the back of Walter Lamer Scott as he runs away. The 50-year-old man falls after the eighth shot, fired after a brief pause.

Scott's parents appeared separately on TV shows Wednesday morning, a day after the officer was charged.

Walter Scott Sr. told the NBC "Today Show" that his son may have run because he owed child support and didn't want to go back to jail.

Scott Sr. said that in the video, the officer "looked like he was trying to kill a deer running through the woods."

Karen Wells and Stephanie Wells (Supervisor) have created this page to help the family of Rodney Todd. Rodney Todd and his 7 children lost their lives. We as a community, state and country need to come together and help this family. Please I'm asking for your help. All donations will be greatly appreciated.

Thanking you all in advance. Please keep the family in prayer, during this tragic time.

A North Charleston police officer was arrested on a murder charge Tuesday after video surfaced of the lawman shooting eight times at 50-year-old Walter Scott as he ran away.

Scott died Saturday after Patrolman 1st Class Michael Slager, 33, shot him in the back.

The State Law Enforcement Division, which looked into whether the shooting was justified, confirmed that the officer had been booked into Charleston County’s jail late Tuesday afternoon on a murder charge.

Mayor Keith Summey said during a news conference that Slager’s “bad decision” had prompted his arrest.

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum and possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate dove deep into the topic on most everyone’s lips this week, telling “Face the Nation” on Sunday that when it comes to religious freedom and discrimination, “tolerance is a two-way street.”

Indiana, particularly its governor, has been under fire over the passage of a religious freedom law written primarily to protect businesses from being forced to participate in activities they find objectionable. After a deluge of criticism saying that the law could allow discrimination against gays, the legislation’s language was quickly clarified.

In his interview Santorum distinguished between discriminating against a person and declining to take part or contribute directly to an activity that one’s faith indicates is wrong.

“No business should discriminate … because of who you are,” Santorum said. “But it should have the ability to say, ‘We’re not going to participate in certain activities that we disagree with on a religious point of view.’”

Then Santorum offered a hypothetical situation.

“If you’re a print shop and you are a gay man, should you be forced to print ‘God Hates F**s’ for the Westboro Baptist Church because they hold those signs up?” he asked. “Should the government force you to do that? And that’s what these cases are all about. This is about the government coming in and saying, ‘No, we’re going to make you do this.’ And his is where I think we just need some space to say, ‘Let’s have some tolerance (and) be a two-way street.”

A bill proposed by Missouri Rep. Rick Brattin (R-55) to prohibit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using their benefits to purchase seafood is part of a longstanding effort by conservative politicians to stigmatize the poor. Brattin’s proposed Missouri House Bill 813, would prohibit SNAP beneficiaries from using their EBT card to purchase “cookies, chips, energy drinks, soft drinks, seafood, or steak”.

While it may be understandable that lawmakers might want to ban taxpayer dollars being spent on food that has no nutritional value like soda, energy drinks, and cookies, the justification for banning seafood is far more dubious. Furthermore, the rationale for banning specific types of food is based more in right-wing mythology about the poor people eating lavishly off of SNAP (more commonly referred to by critics as “food stamps”) benefits than it is based on any objective reality.

The GoFundMe account set up for the owners of a small-town Indiana pizza shop, forced to close because of death threats, zoomed to $842,387 Friday evening before coming to a close in an outpouring of support from Christians and non-Christians alike.

But the barrage of online attacks continued against the pizzeria owners who stood firm in their faith and said they would not cater a same-sex wedding.

Change.org, a leftist site which promotes itself as the “go-to site for Web uprisings,” started a petition drive to have the account shut down, while a bastion of the progressive media, Salon, issued a statement on Twitter lampooning the owners.

Dana Loesch, an on-air media personality for the Blaze and host of her own radio show, helped launch the GoFundMe campaign April 1 when she interviewed Crystal O’Connor, who told Loesch she had gone into hiding out of fear for her family’s safety. She said she also had been suspended from a second job as a result of her comment to the reporter.

An employee of CBS News 6 in Richmond, Virginia, named Alix Bryan tweeted: “Indiana pizzeria raises $17K in an hour by being bigoted?”

Bryan then tweeted that she was reporting the GoFundMe account for fraud “just in case.”

One woman, who describes herself as a lesbian from Iowa, posted the following video on YouTube condemning the verbal attacks and issued an apology to the O’Connor family from the “gay community.”

But the threats just kept coming. Not only against the O’Connors but against those who set up the GoFundMe account — Loesch and one of her colleagues.

On Thursday, Lawrence B. Jones III, a contributor to the Blaze TV and who came up with the idea to start the GoFundMe page for Memories Pizza, said on Twitter that pro-gay progressives began targeting his family, the Examiner.com reported.

(RHODESDALE, MD) -- A man is dead and his wife is in the hospital after an apparent violent domestic situation ended in a homicide overnight in Dorchester County.

The deceased is identified as Eugene W. Tolley, 59, of the 5700-block of Galestown Reliance Rd., Rhodesdale, Md. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The injured person is identified as Nancy J. Tolley, 57, the deceased’s wife, of the same address. She is undergoing treatment at Dorchester General Hospital for an injury to her head and other complications.

No charges have been filed at this time. The Dorchester County state’s attorney has been briefed on the preliminary investigation and is expected to present evidence in this case to a Grand Jury for consideration of charges.

Just before 3:00 a.m. today, Maryland State Police at the Easton Barrack received a 911 call from a female at the victim’s address reporting a shooting. The caller identified herself as the victim’s wife.

Arriving troopers found a man, later identified as Eugene Tolley, lying in the driveway. He appeared to have sustained at least one gunshot wound. A handgun was found on the ground not far from the body. EMS personnel responded and pronounced the victim deceased.

Maryland State Police Homicide Unit investigators responded to conduct the investigation. They were assisted by personnel from the State Police Criminal Enforcement Division, the Crime Scene Unit and Easton Barrack personnel.

The preliminary investigation indicates the victim and his wife became involved in a domestic argument early this morning in the garage of their home. Investigators developed information indicating the victim may have been assaulting his wife, which included inflicting the injury to her head. While he was continuing to threaten her, preliminary evidence indicates Mrs. Tolley retrieved a gun from the house and shot her husband as he approached her.

Investigators are looking into a history of domestic violence involving the victim. Further information is being obtained from scene evidence and ongoing interviews.